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This section includes 5672 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your UPSC IAS Exam knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 2151. |
…………….migrated to Madras to launch the Madras Mail in later years. |
| A. | c.v.raman pillai |
| B. | devji bhimji |
| C. | lawson's maiden |
| D. | charles lawson |
| Answer» D. charles lawson | |
| 2152. |
In 1864 a Malayalam edition of the Western Star started publication from………………under the banner Paschimataraka. |
| A. | travancore |
| B. | cochin |
| C. | irinjalakkuda |
| D. | thrissur |
| Answer» C. irinjalakkuda | |
| 2153. |
……………………, who had left England after completing his studies, tookover as the Western Star paper’s editor. |
| A. | charles lawson |
| B. | devji bhimji |
| C. | c.v.raman pillai |
| D. | dr.herman gundart |
| Answer» B. devji bhimji | |
| 2154. |
A pioneering foursome embarked upon a publication entitled the WesternStar from ………………in 1860. |
| A. | cochin |
| B. | travancore |
| C. | irinjalakkuda |
| D. | palakkad |
| Answer» B. travancore | |
| 2155. |
Jnananikshepam,an eight-page magazine was printed at the C.M.S. Pressoperating from ……………….way back in 1821. |
| A. | kottayam |
| B. | travancore |
| C. | irinjalakkuda |
| D. | palakkad |
| Answer» B. travancore | |
| 2156. |
In October …………….. Gundart started publication called Paschimodayam. |
| A. | 1807 |
| B. | 1817 |
| C. | 1827 |
| D. | 1847 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 2157. |
Who was the editor of Rajyasamacharam? |
| A. | dr.herman gundart |
| B. | william logan |
| C. | charles lawson |
| D. | devji bhimji |
| Answer» B. william logan | |
| 2158. |
Dr.Herman Gundart, the renowned western scholar associated with the…………………..Based Mission Society. |
| A. | french |
| B. | british |
| C. | dutch |
| D. | german |
| Answer» E. | |
| 2159. |
In June 1847 witnessed the primordial birth pangs of Malayalam journalismas eight cyclostyled sheets in demy octavo size were churned out from a press at …………….near Thalassery. |
| A. | illikkunnu |
| B. | dharmadam |
| C. | muzhappilangad |
| D. | chettamkunnu |
| Answer» B. dharmadam | |
| 2160. |
Who was the owner of The Hindu? |
| A. | k.r. iyengar |
| B. | surendranath banerjee |
| C. | mahatma gandhi |
| D. | motilal ghosh |
| Answer» B. surendranath banerjee | |
| 2161. |
Mirat-ul-Akbar belonged to |
| A. | aurobindo ghosh |
| B. | maulana abdul kalam azad |
| C. | raja ram mohan roy |
| D. | syed abdulla brelvi |
| Answer» D. syed abdulla brelvi | |
| 2162. |
The oldest survivings newspaper of India is |
| A. | the statesman |
| B. | the times of india |
| C. | malayalam manorama |
| D. | mumbai samachar |
| Answer» E. | |
| 2163. |
When Mahatma Gandhi was in South Africa he started which newspaper? |
| A. | young india |
| B. | indian opinion |
| C. | reformer |
| D. | hindustan |
| Answer» C. reformer | |
| 2164. |
The printing press was introduced in India during |
| A. | the thirteenth century |
| B. | the fourteenth century |
| C. | the fifteenth century |
| D. | the sixteenth century |
| Answer» E. | |
| 2165. |
Who is known as Indian Gutenberg? |
| A. | james augustus hicky |
| B. | john de bustamante |
| C. | john bosco |
| D. | col. james todd |
| Answer» C. john bosco | |
| 2166. |
‘The Samchar Darpan’ was a publication of ………….. |
| A. | the baptist mission |
| B. | the wesleyan mission |
| C. | the danish mission |
| D. | the scottish mission |
| Answer» B. the wesleyan mission | |
| 2167. |
Who founded the Indian Languages Newspapers Association? |
| A. | mahatma gandhi |
| B. | bal gangadhar tilak |
| C. | mammen mappillai |
| D. | amritlal seth |
| Answer» C. mammen mappillai | |
| 2168. |
Who among the following was the chairman of the first Press Commission? |
| A. | justice j.s. rajadhyaksha |
| B. | j. natrajan |
| C. | dr. v.k.r.v. rao |
| D. | dr. c.p. ramaswami aiyer |
| Answer» B. j. natrajan | |
| 2169. |
The First Press Commission was appointed in |
| A. | 1950 |
| B. | 1951 |
| C. | 1952 |
| D. | 1953 |
| Answer» D. 1953 | |
| 2170. |
The first news agency of India was |
| A. | united news of india (uni |
| B. | free press of india (fpi |
| C. | press news bureau (pnb |
| D. | press trust of india (pti |
| Answer» C. press news bureau (pnb | |
| 2171. |
Who is known as the ‘Father of Indian Cinema’? |
| A. | ardeshir irani |
| B. | dada saheb phalke |
| C. | raj kapoor |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» C. raj kapoor | |
| 2172. |
Press Council of India has how many members? |
| A. | 28 |
| B. | 27 |
| C. | 26 |
| D. | 25 |
| Answer» B. 27 | |
| 2173. |
Name the hero of the language press during the period 1845-83. |
| A. | dwarkanath tagore |
| B. | manmohan ghosh |
| C. | christo paul |
| D. | vasudev balwant phadke |
| Answer» E. | |
| 2174. |
In India, Englishman William Bolts made the first attempt for the publication of newspapers |
| A. | 1768 |
| B. | 1772 |
| C. | 1776 |
| D. | 1780 |
| Answer» D. 1780 | |
| 2175. |
This newspaper was vernacular in origin but overnight it became English because of theenactment of Vernacular Press Act of 1878 |
| A. | anand bazar patrika |
| B. | naya bazar patrika |
| C. | amrit bazar patrika |
| D. | bengalee |
| Answer» D. bengalee | |
| 2176. |
Which of the following was considered as ‘Gagging Act’? |
| A. | press (emergency) powers act, 1931 |
| B. | vernacular press act |
| C. | indian penal code |
| D. | india press code |
| Answer» C. indian penal code | |
| 2177. |
Press Council was constituted under the recommendations of the Press Commission in |
| A. | 1986 |
| B. | 1977 |
| C. | 1971 |
| D. | 1966 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 2178. |
East India Company introduced censorship for the first time in |
| A. | 1790 |
| B. | 1795 |
| C. | 1800 |
| D. | 1806 |
| Answer» C. 1800 | |
| 2179. |
Who started the newspaper National Herald? |
| A. | rajiv gandhi |
| B. | indira gandhi |
| C. | motilal nehru |
| D. | jawaharlal nehru |
| Answer» E. | |
| 2180. |
The newspaper Independent was started by |
| A. | motilal nehru |
| B. | syed hussain |
| C. | jawaharlal nehru |
| D. | mahatma gandhi |
| Answer» B. syed hussain | |
| 2181. |
First evening paper in India was |
| A. | calcutta mail |
| B. | mid-day |
| C. | madras mail |
| D. | bombay mail |
| Answer» D. bombay mail | |
| 2182. |
Who is known as the father of Indian language journalism in India? |
| A. | swami vivekananda |
| B. | raja ram mohan roy |
| C. | v |
| D. | savarkar d) bhupendra nath dutta |
| Answer» C. v | |
| 2183. |
The first Indian daily newspaper in English was |
| A. | indian mirror |
| B. | bombay times |
| C. | the times of india |
| D. | the hindu |
| Answer» B. bombay times | |
| 2184. |
The first newspaper published from Mumbai was |
| A. | bombay samachar |
| B. | bombay times |
| C. | the times of india |
| D. | bombay herald |
| Answer» E. | |
| 2185. |
When was the first English newspaper, Bengal Gazette published? |
| A. | 1795 a.d. |
| B. | 1790 a.d. |
| C. | 1780 a |
| D. | 1770 a.d. |
| Answer» D. 1770 a.d. | |
| 2186. |
Which newspaper was founded by six young men, all in their twenties, in Madras onSeptember 20, 1878? |
| A. | hindustan times |
| B. | the hindu |
| C. | anand bazar patrika |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» C. anand bazar patrika | |
| 2187. |
Who was called a ‘fighting editor’ by Gandhi? |
| A. | frank moraes |
| B. | m. chakpati rao |
| C. | k. rama rao |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» D. none of the above | |
| 2188. |
Bengal Journal was first published in the year |
| A. | 1832 |
| B. | 1792 |
| C. | 1786 |
| D. | 1785 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 2189. |
The Statesman was published from |
| A. | delhi |
| B. | madras |
| C. | calcutta |
| D. | bombay |
| Answer» D. bombay | |
| 2190. |
Which of the following was the first newspaper of India? |
| A. | bengal gazette |
| B. | the hindu |
| C. | maratha |
| D. | the times of india |
| Answer» B. the hindu | |
| 2191. |
Tilak is connected with the paper |
| A. | india |
| B. | hindustan |
| C. | vande mataram |
| D. | maratha |
| Answer» E. | |
| 2192. |
Leader was launched in 1909 in Allahabad by |
| A. | pt. j.l. nehru |
| B. | gandhi |
| C. | pt. m.m. malviya |
| D. | moti lal nehru |
| Answer» D. moti lal nehru | |
| 2193. |
Young India was later renamed as |
| A. | navjivan |
| B. | harijan |
| C. | kalyan |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» C. kalyan | |
| 2194. |
Navjivan was started by |
| A. | kalanath shastri |
| B. | gandhi |
| C. | moti lal nehri |
| D. | jawaharlal nehru |
| Answer» C. moti lal nehri | |
| 2195. |
Independent was started by |
| A. | jawaharlal nehru |
| B. | gandhi |
| C. | motilal nehru |
| D. | lal bahadur shastri |
| Answer» E. | |
| 2196. |
Gandhiji started Harijan in |
| A. | 1932 |
| B. | 1933 |
| C. | 1935 |
| D. | 1937 |
| Answer» C. 1935 | |
| 2197. |
Deccan Herald was started in the year |
| A. | 1940 |
| B. | 1941 |
| C. | 1948 |
| D. | 1949 |
| Answer» D. 1949 | |
| 2198. |
Who said “Newspapers should be both a daily teacher and a daily tribune”? |
| A. | jawaharlal nehru |
| B. | edwin emery |
| C. | joseph pulitzer |
| D. | chester barnard |
| Answer» D. chester barnard | |
| 2199. |
In which year Registrar of Newspapers for India came into being? |
| A. | 1942 |
| B. | 1947 |
| C. | 1952 |
| D. | 1956 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 2200. |
India’s largest News Agency is |
| A. | uti |
| B. | uni |
| C. | pti |
| D. | ians |
| Answer» D. ians | |